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Differences Between Eastern And Western Culture

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DISTINGUISH BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN CIVILIZATION It’s said that East and West can never meet up. As they differ in history, religion, political system and so on; differences are clearly seen in Eastern and Western ways to deal with education. Eastern world refers to nations in the Asia and Middle East whereas Western world refers to North and South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. East and West may have myriad differences based on culture and education. These differences can be noted for the most part in people’s behavior and attitudes. The major difference between eastern and western culture is that people in the east are more conservative and traditional than the general population in the west. The Eastern culture is built on the different ancient traditions and rules. The West can break the rules and change them with the development. …show more content…

In eastern culture you will see, that here, people live for the others, but in the Western culture, people live for themselves only. It can be the funny fact, but there is also the difference in the mood and the weather in these cultures. If there is the sunny weather, all people will be glad, but the people from the East will be glad even if there is the rain, at that time, when the people from the West will not be so happy. If we would like to check the life of the older people in these cultures, it can be in this way. The old people in the West spend their free time with animals or traveling, but the people in the East try to spend a lot of their free time with their children, families and relatives. It is because of the fact, that people value the family traditions a lot of the East. Let’s have a clear view on the difference between east and west in terms of culture… Eastern

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